February 18, 2025
Meghan O'Toole
Class of 2024 reports 97 percent placement rate
The Gorter Family Career Advancement Center (CAC) is pleased to report that within six months of graduation, 97 percent of Class of 2024 graduates were employed or enrolled in continuing education
This year's numbers are even better than the impressive 96 percent placement rate for the Class of 2023.
Here is the breakdown for the Class of 2024
- 76 percent are employed
- 21.1 percent are attending graduate school
- 2.6 percent are seeking employment
- 0.3 percent are applying for graduate school
This year, 70 percent of graduates’ outcomes have been reported, compared to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ recommendation of 65 percent.
“We are so proud of our Class of 2024 and the success they are having post-graduation in this competitive job market,” Assistant Vice President for Career Advancement and Director for the Gorter Family Career Advancement Center Colleen Monks said. “As technology and AI continue to reshape industries, the interdisciplinary liberal arts background and human-centered perspective that they possess sets them apart and has prepared them to excel not only in their first careers, but also in innovative roles in the future.”
What sets Lake Forest College's approach apart?
In addition to the 97 percent career placement rate, Lake Forest College also ranks #1 in the nation for Social Mobility (U.S. News & World Report).
- Foresters learn by doing, and when it comes to getting a job, employers value the hands-on experience our students gain during their studies.
- The College's highly engaged network of alumni and professionals is active in and around Chicago and beyond, maximizing student connections.
- Students benefit from one-on-one mentoring, our Career Pathways model, and our nationally recognized career preparation services, ranked #18 Best Career Services by The Princeton Review.
- Liberal arts skills like writing, critical thinking, creative problem solving, and analytics are in high demand with employers.
Top employers for the Class of 2024:
- Abbott Laboratories
- AbbVie
- Allstate
- Anton Paar
- C. H. Robinson
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- CBRE
- Chicago Filmmakers
- CME Group
- Endeavor Health (Previously Northshore University Health System)
- Fresenius Kabi
- Goldman Sachs
- Illinois Bone and Joint Institute
- Medline Industries
- Morningstar
- Northwestern University
- Peace Corps
- Reynolds Consumer Products
- Sherwin Williams
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Top graduate schools for the Class of 2024:
- Columbia University
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- University of Cambridge
- University of Chicago
- Yale University